Foreign affairs

Australia-China monthly wrap-up: July 2023

December

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

 

Key points

- Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi; the PRC side offers a more optimistic assessment of the relationship than the Australian side, stating that relations have ‘stabilised, improved and developed’

Academic freedom needs protection from all stripes — not just China

December

By Wanning Sun

Note: This article appeared in Crikey on August 23 2023.

Iran’s lithium lode: A potential strategic game-changer

December

By Marina Zhang

Note: This article appeared in the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter, on August 9 2023.

What Albanese could seek to achieve in China visit

December

By James Laurenceson

Note: This article appeared in the East Asia Forum on August 3 2023.

Australian foreign policy is traditionally hitched to the US – but the rise of China requires a middle path for a middle power

December

By Mark Beeson

Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on August 1 2023.

Few nation-states have been shaped by their underlying physical geography and location in the world quite as much as Australia.

Australia-China monthly wrap-up: June 2023

December

Australia’s natural gas security policy spills over the region

December

By Xunpeng Shi and Edward Sung

Note: This article appeared in East Asia Forum on July 20 2023.

Perspectives | Australian public opinion on the PRC: Complexities, contradictions and lessons for policymakers

December

Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor. 

By Yun Jiang

Australian government support for research collaboration with the PRC

December

Introduction

Australians value a relationship with China, but still harbor concerns about Beijing

December

By Elena Collinson 

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on July 15 2023.